//passion laughs at the terrors of hell//

Song of Solomon 8:6 (the message)

"Love is invincible facing danger and death. Passion laughs at the terrors of hell..."

There is something crazy beautiful, somewhat unsettling, yet completely satisfying and desirable about passion. Those who lives their lives with strong expectancy, delightful excitement, and a peaceful fervency that sometimes transcends common sense, upsets the status quo, they won't take no for an answer.

According to Solomon, love-filled passion is not afraid "at the terrors of hell." And even if she is, maybe she just does things afraid... a totally great and wonderful quality. Jesus was probably the most passionate person who has ever lived, and it doesn't appear like He was loud and obnoxious. His passion was defined in how He simply went about what He was put on the earth to do. He loved His Father in Heaven with a quiet strength and discipline and served humanity with all of His sweet heart. And He did it all with every fiber of His wonderful being... there's the passion.

Like Love, passion is hard to put into words. Passion can be quiet and loud. Passion has power to build things up and change the world for Jesus Christ, and passion can destroy the world with one act of rage. One thing is sure: pure, love-filled-passion does not shy away or back down from the terrors of earth and hell.

If you don't think you're necessarily a passionate person, that's very okay. You probably are. Maybe find that one thing that moves you beyond words and emotion, live for it, and watch your passion grow. When the terrors of hell come at you with all of their might, and the devil does his best to scare you into submission to his powerless kingdom of lies, fear and hate, you will have something to throw in His face while you're laughing. Love is invincible facing danger and death. Passion laughs at the terrors of hell. Don't be afraid to have passion.

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